IzEnzo Zabapostoli 20:1-38
20 Kwathi isiphithiphithi nasiphelako, uPowula wathumela bona kuyokubizwa abafundi, wabakhuthaza begodu wabalayelisa, ngemva kwalokho wathoma ikhambo lakhe lokuya eMasedoniya.
2 Ngemva kokudlula eemfundenezo, akhuthaza abakizo ngamezwi amanengi, wafika eGirisi.
3 Wahlala iinyanga ezintathu lapho kodwana ngombana amaJuda+ aluka amano wokumbulala nakasathi uyokukhamba ngesikepe atjhinge eSiriya, waqunta ukubuya ngendlela yeMasedoniya.
4 Bekaphekelelwa nguSopatrosi indodana kaPhuru weBheriya, u-Aristakusi+ noSekhundusi beThesalonika, uGayusi weDerbe, uThimothi+ nabavela esifundeni se-Asiya uThikhikhusi+ noTrofimusi.+
5 Amadoda la akhamba ngaphambi kwethu asilinda eTrowasi
6 kodwana sakhamba ngesikepe elwandle sisuka eFilipi ngemva kwamalanga woBurotho obunganaSibiliso,+ safika kiwo eTrowasi hlangana namalanga amahlanu, sahlala lapho amalanga alikhomba.
7 Ngelanga lokuthoma leveke nasihlangene ndawonye bona sidle, uPowula wathoma ukukhuluma nabo njengombana bekazokukhamba ngakusasa kwakhona. Wayilula ikulumwakhe bekwaba phakathi kobusuku.
8 Bekuneembani ezinengi ekumbeni engaphezulu ebesihlangene kiyo.
9 Isokana ekuthiwa ngu-Eyutikhusi belihlezi ngefesidereni, labanjwa buthongo obukhulu njengombana uPowula araga nokukhuluma, ubuthongo balihlula, lawela phasi lisuka esitezi sesithathu, ladojwa selihlongakele.
10 Kodwana uPowula wehlela phasi, waziphosa phezu kwalo walisingatha,+ wathi: “Lisani ukubanga isiphithiphithi, ngombana liyaphila.”+
11 Yeke wakhuphukela phezulu wahlephula uburotho wadla. Waragela phambili akhuluma isikhathi eside bekwaba ngamasa, ngemva kwalokho wakhamba.
12 Nje-ke bathatha umsana lo aphila begodu baduduzeka khulu.
13 Sakhamba ngesikepe saya e-Asosi, lapho besinqophe ukuthatha uPowula khona ngombana bekasinikele iinqophiso zokuthi senze njalo, yena bekafuna ukuya lapho ngeenyawo.
14 Yeke wathi nakahlangana nathi e-Asosi, samkhweza satjhinga eMithileni.
15 Ngelanga elilandelako sakhamba ngesikepe sisuka lapho, safika malungana neKhiyosi kodwana ngelanga elilandela lelo, sajama kancani eSamosi, kwathi ngelanga elilandelako safika eMiletusi.
16 UPowula bekaqunte ukukhamba ngesikepe adlule e-Efesu+ bona angahlali esifundeni se-Asiya ngombana bekarhabele ukufika eJerusalema+ ngelanga lomNyanya wePentekoste nakangakghona.
17 Kodwana nakaseMiletusi wathumela ilizwi e-Efesu bona kubizwe abadala bebandla lakhona.
18 Nabafikako, wathi kibo: “Nazi kuhle ukuthi ngaziphatha njani hlangana nani kusukela ngelanga engafika ngalo esifundeni se-Asiya,+
19 ngisigqila seKosi ngakho koke ukuzithoba+ nangeenyembezi neenlingo ezangehlela ngebanga lamariyadlhana enziwa maJuda
20 begodu azange ngizaze ukunitjela nanyana yini yezinto eziyinzuzo kini namkha ekunifundiseni tjhatjhalazi+ nendlini ngendlu.+
21 Kodwana nganikela ubufakazi obupheleleko kokubili emaJudeni nemaGirigini ukuthi kufuze atjhuguluke,+ alotjhe uZimu, akholwe eKosinethu uJesu.+
22 Nje-ke qalani, ngokukatelelwa mmoya ngiya eJerusalema nanyana ngingazi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani kimi lapho,
23 ngaphandle kokuthi idorobho nedorobho engiya kilo ummoya ocwengileko ulokhu ufakaza kimi, uthi ngilindelwe matshwenyeko nokuvalelwa ejele.+
24 Nanyana kunjalo, angiqali ukuphila kwami njengokuqakathekileko kimi,* kwaphela nangingaqeda indimami+ nomsebenzi engiwufumene eKosini uJesu, wokunikela ubufakazi obupheleleko ngeendaba ezimnandi zomusa omkhulu kaZimu.
25 “Nje-ke qalani, ngiyazi ukuthi akekho namunye wenu kilabo engitjhumayele umBuso kibo ozokubona ubuso bami godu.
26 Kungebangelo nginibiza bona nizokufakaza namhlanjesi ukuthi ngimsulwa eengazini zabo boke abantu+
27 ngombana azange ngizaze ukunitjela woke umnqopho kaZimu.*+
28 Zitjhejeni+ nina nawo woke umhlambi ummoya ocwengileko onibeke hlangana nawo bona nibe batlhogomeli,+ neluse ibandla lakaZimu+ alithenge ngeengazi zeNdodanakhe.+
29 Ngiyazi ukuthi ngemva kokukhamba kwami kuzokungena iimpisi ezigandelelako hlangana nani+ begodu angekhe ziwuphathe ngomusa umhlambi
30 nokuthi khona hlangana nani kuzakuvela amadoda azokukhuluma izinto ezihlanekelweko bona azidosele abafundi ukuthi bawalandele.+
31 “Hlalani niphapheme, nikhumbule bona iminyaka emithathu yoke,+ ubusuku nemini azange ngilise ukukhuthaza omunye nomunye wenu ngeenyembezi.
32 Nginitjhiya ezandleni zakaZimu nelizwini lomusakhe omkhulu, ilizwi elinganakha begodu liniphe ilifa hlangana nabo boke abacwengisiweko.+
33 Azange ngifise isiliva namkha igolide namkha isambatho somuntu.+
34 Nani ngokwenu niyazi ukuthi ngezandlezi ngasebenzela koke engikutlhogako+ nalokho okutlhogwa bakhambisani bami.
35 Nginitjengisile ezintweni zoke bona ngokusebenza budisi ngendlela le,+ kufuze nisize ababogabogako nikhumbule namezwi weKosi uJesu, lokha nayithi: ‘Ukupha+ kuthabisa khulu ukudlula ukwamukela.’”
36 Ngemva kokutjho koke lokhu, waguqa nabo boke wathandaza.
37 Kwaba nesililo esikhulu hlangana nabo boke, basingatha uPowula* begodu bammanga ngethando*
38 ngombana abazwisa ubuhlungu khulu amezwi awatjhwileko wokuthi angekhe basabubona ubuso bakhe.+ Ngemva kwalokho bamphekelela esikepeni.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “angisakuthathi njengokuligugu kimi.”
^ Namkha “iseluleko sakaZimu.”
^ NgesiGirigi, “bawela entanyeni kaPowula.”
^ Namkha “ngomusa.”
